"Vydymky" is a classic novel by Mykola Gogol, which reveals to the reader a sense of the tension between reality and fantasy, between the rational and the mysterious. The main character, Gogol's official, Nikita Chornyi, enters the world of the supernatural, where the real is intertwined with the unbelievable. Under the author's magnifying glass, the dark sides of human nature are revealed: greed, cruelty, self-confidence. "Vydymky" is not only a fairy tale, but also a deep philosophical work that leaves behind many questions and inspires thoughts about the meaning of human existence.